9 Kurd 10 11 12 13 Sum Turkmen Talyshi Qashghayi Others 11 Kurdish (Kurmanji) in North of Khorasan Turkmeni Talyshi Qashghayi Turkish Others 11 2 1502993.5 1.1 1 0.8 1.5 100 826646.3 751496.7 601197.3 1127245.1 75149669 Table 1: Ethnic minorities’ languages and population in Iran, Dr. Afrasiab Shekofteh, 2016. Graph 1: illustration of Iranian ethnic minorities’ percentages, 2016.